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PARISH OF DOWNPATRICK
Palm Sunday of The Lord's Passion
Psalter Week 2 Year C
Missal Pages 140 - 154
Sunday 4th April 2004
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COLLECTION WK 22 Offertory £1966, Loose Plate£546 ,Weekly Average of Standing Orders & Annual Payments £183, Total: £2,695

PRIEST ON DUTY:
Sun/Mon: 4/5th April: Fr. P. Sheehan Tel: 02844613430
Tues/Sat 6/10th April: Fr. G. McLaverty Tel: 02844615206
Parish Office Monday - Friday 12 Noon - 1pm & 6.15 -7.15pm Tel: 028 44612084
PLEASE NOTE: PARISH OFFICE CLOSED HOLY THURSDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY.

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR:
RECENTLY DECEASED: Colette Taylor (Killyleagh),
ANNIVERSARIES: Bernadette Craig, Rosaleen McCardle,Charles McKeown, Celine McCartan, Ann Murphy, William Hall, Joseph Breen, Henry Smyth, John & Annie Toman, Mary Walker, Thomas & Harriet Drake, Alex McKee, Maurice O'Reilly, Hugh McVeigh, Margaret McVeigh, Joe Fisher, Noelle Craig, Harriet Murphy, Hugh Cunningham, Ellen Ellesmere, Damian McCashin, Jovanna Curran, Joseph Curran, Bridget Calcagno,

BAPTISMS: PLEASE NOTE: Joshua Prendergast,Conall Curran, Gemma Curran, Leah Huston, Sean Maguire, Declan Hampton, Meghan Murray
4 Weeks Notice Required for Baptisms.

MONTHLY STIPEND:
For the Priests of the Parish will be taken up this weekend.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
Every Saturday in St. Patrick's Church from 12 noon to 1pm.

PARISH LENTEN PROGRAMME:
7.30am Mass for Lent each weekday morning in St. Patrick's Church
MORNING PRAYER of the Church will be recited daily during Lent, Monday - Saturday in St. Patrick's Church. Everyone Welcome.
DEVOTIONS: Every Sunday during Lent at 6.30pm

HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES:
Are published on the back of this bulletin.

MASS IN IRISH:
In St. Patrick's Church on Wednesday 7th April 2004 at 7.30pm

PTAA:
Please Note: No Pioneer Council Meeting in April. Next meeting first Tuesday in May.

CHANGE IN MASS TIME:
St. Patrick's 9.00am to 8.30am from Palm Sunday.
Following the recent changes in parish mass times, it has become apparent that Sunday funerals can now only be facilitated at the 10am Mass. A Sunday funeral at 12 noon Mass would cause congestion in the parish and distress to the bereaved. To allow for remains that might arrive for the 10am Mass it will be necessary to move the present 9am Mass in St. Patrick's to 8.30am. This will commence today, Sunday 4th April (Palm Sunday).

EASTER VIGIL:
As a sign of unity and for practical purposes the Easter Vigil will be held in St. Patrick's. There will be a morning mass in St. Brigid's and an extra morning mass in St. Colmcille's on Easter Sunday morning. The details of all the Easter ceremonies are on the back of this bulletin.

1000 CLUB:
Winners 03/04/2004
167:/£20 Kevin O'Hare, 435/£20: Carmel Matthews, 417/£20: Mary McCabe, 125/£20: Agnes McGeown, 194/£20: Kathleen Vance, Promoter: Kevin O'Hare

DOWNPATRICK THIRD WORLD GROUP:
Next Meeting will be held on Wednesday 7th April at 8pm in the room below St. Patrick's Church. New members always welcome.

CLARE LODGE:
St. Vincent De Paul's, Clare Lodge Holiday Home, situated on the seafront in Newcastle, Co. Down is available for holidays for Senior Citizens. Full board, outings etc. Cost £150 per week. If interested, please contact any member of St. Vincent De Paul, or phone 02844616557 leaving your name and address.

LEGION OF MARY:
There will be a video show of the story of Fatima and the Beatification ceremony on 13th May 2000 of the two Fatima seers, Jacinta and Francisco, to be held in the room below St. Patrick's Church on Tuesday 30th March at 8pm. Everyone Welcome.

PRAYER DAY FOR LAITY:
Will be held on Sunday 4th April at Tobar Mhuire,Crossgar, from 10am - 5pm conducted by Fr. Dermot C.P. Please bring a packed lunch. Soup/tea/coffee will be provided. Cost £6.50.

DOWNPATRICK CREDIT UNION:
Will be closed on Monday 5th April for staff training.

PATRICIAN YOUTH CENTRE:
Saturday 3rd April: Teenage Disco - Age Form 1 upwards. Please note: only those children attending secondary school at present will be admitted. Children attending primary school will be refused admission. Admission £3. 8pm - 11pm
Nightly Programme: Monday - Saturday, 7pm - 10pm. Primary Provision - Tuesday & Wednesday Afternoon, 3pm - 5pm. O'Connor School of Irish Dance every Thursday 3pm - 5.30pm age three and half years upwards, Ballet Steps every Saturday, 9.30am - 4.30pm age three and half years upwards.
ST. COLMCILLE'S YOUTH CLUB: Operational Monday & Wednesday evenings. Monday - Primary 6.30 - 8pm, Senior 8pm - 9.30pm, 16+ 9.30pm - 10.30pm.
Wednesday: Primary - 7pm - 8.30pm, Senior - 8.30pm - 10pm. Full details available from Y. Maguire @ 02844615488.

LEGION OF MARY:
It is intended to establish a separate branch of the Legion of Mary for Women in Downpatrick. Anyone interested should contact Frank O'Connor at 02844615262 for further details.

PARISH BULLETIN:
All insertions for the Parish Bulletin must reach the Parish Secretary before 12 noon on the Thursday prior to publication. Any insertions received after this time may not be published in the bulletin. Insertions should be left in the box at St. Patrick's Church, Parish Office, or by email: ppstpatricksdown@aol.com

RUSSELL GAELIC UNION:
Sunday 4th April:
Minor Football: Liatroim v Downpatrick at Pairc an Tomas Ruiseil, 7pm
U12 Football: St. John's v Downpatrick at St. John's, 5pm
Reserve Football: Downpatrick v Newry Shamrocks at PTR, 6pm
Tuesday 6th April:
U14 Minor Football - St. John's v Downpatrick at St. John's, 7pm
Wednesday 7th April:
Minor Football - Kilcoo v Downpatrick at Kilcoo, 7pm
LOTTO: Winning Numbers: 4, 7, 20, 22,. Jackpot not won. 8 match 3 winners share £100. This week's jackpot £2100.

ALIVE NEWSPAPER:
Is available at the back of the Church, please take one as you leave.












HOLY WEEK CEREMONIES:

PENITENTIAL SERVICE:
A Penitential Service will be held in St. Patrick's Church on Tuesday, 6th April 2004 at 7.30pm. There will be extra priests present and we would like as many people as possible to attend.

CONFESSIONS:
Wednesday evening in all the Churches:
St. Patrick's: 6.30pm - 7.30pm
St. Colmcille's: 7.30pm - 8pm
St. Brigid's: 7.30pm - 8pm
St. Malachy's: 7.30pm - 8pm
Please Note: No Morning Mass in the Parish on Thursday, Friday or Saturday of Holy Week.

HOLY THURSDAY
The Mass of Chrism, celebrated by Bishop Walsh, will take place in St. Bernadette's Church, Belfast as the Cathedral is closed. The ceremony begins at 11.00am.

Mass of The Lord's Supper in the four churches of the parish at 7.30pm, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10pm. (Renewal Service for Readers of God's Word and Eucharistic Ministers will take place at this Mass).

GOOD FRIDAY
SOLEMN CEREMONIES at 3pm in St. Patrick's, St. Colmcille's and St. Brigid's.
The Annual Collection for Catholics in the Holy Land will be taken up at the 3pm ceremonies.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS at 7.30pm in all the Churches of the Parish.

HOLY SATURDAY
CONFESSIONS
St. Patrick's - 12 noon - 1pm
St. Colmcille's - 12 noon - 1pm
St. Brigid's - 11.30am - 12 noon

EASTER VIGIL IN ST. PATRICK'S AT 9pm

EASTER SUNDAY
St. Patrick's: 8.30am, 10am, 12 noon
St. Colmcille's: 9am, 11am
St. Brigid's: 10am
St. Malachy's: 10.30am

EASTER COLLECTION FOR THE PRIESTS OF THE PARISH WILL BE TAKEN UP NEXT WEEKEND.
TROCAIRE BOXES SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE CHURCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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